Striker-arm for station-indicators



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STRlKER-ARM FOR STATION-INDICATORS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 567,912, dated September 15, 1896.

Application filed July 16, 1895. Serial No. 556,177. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, Gris J. MERRITT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Senea guoteen, in the county of Kootenai, State of Idaho, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Striker-Arms for Station- Indicators; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable oth- 1o ers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to means for contributing motion to automatically-operated station-indicators, and has for its object to provide a device of this nature which may be placed in the proper position relative to a vehicle carrying an indicator and may be manipulated to extend into or out of such operative relation.

In the drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a post and striker-arm comprising my invention, the

striker-arm being extended; and Fig. 2 is a vertical section with the striker arm depressed. Fig. 3 is an end view of the strikerarm.

Referring now to the drawings, 5 is a post,

0 of wood, metal, or other suitable material, having at its upper end a laterally-extending yoke 6,in which is pivoted at 7 a striker-arm 8, having at its outer end a semicircular or convex block 9, which acts as a weight and 3 5 tends to normally hold the arm 8 in the position shown in Fig. 2. The object of the convex form of the striker-arm extremity is to effect a gradual release of the flexible springlever 11, which it is adapted to operate, the

0 said curvature being in the direction of contact, and which said spring-lever is secured to a shaft 10, forming a portion of the indicating mechanism carried by a car 12.

The upper end of the post 5 is flattened and 5 is adapted to limit the motion of and form a seat for the rear portion of the striker=arm 8, which is drawn from the vertical position shown in Fig, 2 to the horizontal position shown in Fig. 1 by means of a pivoted lever 13, having connection with the rear end of the saidarm through the medium of a flexible section 14:, secured to the arm, and a rigid section 15, pivotally attached to the flexible section and to the lever 13.

The lever 13 is provided with a projection 16, extending in the plane of the movement of said lever and adapted to enter an opening in a plate 17, secured to an adjacent portion of the post 5. This plate 17 is extended vertically throughout the length of the said lever and forms a seat therefor. In the extremity of the projection 16 is an opening 18, through which may be inserted a pin 19 or a padlock to lock the lever in the position shown.

At the upper rear corner of the post 5 is arranged a roller 20, the object of which is to lessen the friction of the flexible section 14, which of necessity engages this portion of the post when the arm 8 is raised or lowered.

It is evident that I may vary the particular construction and arrangement herein shown and described without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim is 1. In a device of the class described, a pole,

a striker-arm pivoted thereto, a roller, a flexible connection attached to the striker-arm and adapted to work over the roller, a rigid connection attached to the flexible connection, and a lever adapted to operate the arm through the medium of said connections.

2. A device of the class described, comprising a pole provided with a laterally-extending yoke and a seat at its upper end, a strikerarm pivoted in said yoke out of alinement with the pole, a lever pivoted to the post, connections between the lever and arm, and a roller adapted to lessen friction of said connection when the arm is moved. 9o

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

OTIS J. MERRITT. Witnesses:

JOHN W. Pnrnns, T. E. ANDERSON. 

